Biographical and Bibliographic Information

CURRICULUM VITAE

VINOD ANTONY SEBASTIAN, M.D.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Address: Children’s Medical Center Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery 1935 Medical District Drive, Suite C3.02 Dallas, TX 75235

Place of Birth Ambarnath, India

Citizenship United States

ACADEMIC HISTORY

Dec 2001 M.B.B.S. degree conferred Mahatma Gandhi University (Medical College Kottayam, India)

Jan-Feb 2001 Voluntary Training in Department of Psychiatry Medical College Kottayam India

Residency and Fellowship Training

Jul’02-Jun’03 General Surgery PGY-1 University of Medicine and Dentistry at New Jersey- New Jersey Medical School, Department of Surgery, Newark, New Jersey

Jul’03-Jun’04 Junior Resident in General Surgery PGY-2 Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey Combined Surgical Residency Program

Jul’04-Jun’06 Senior Resident in General Surgery PGY-3 and PGY-4 Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey Combined Surgical Residency Program

Jul’04 Senior Resident in Thoracic Oncology (Mentor- Dr. Bains and Dr. Rusch) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York

Aug’04 Senior Resident in Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (Mentor- Dr. Jarnagin and Dr. Blumgart) 1 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York

Jul’06-Jun’07 Chief Resident in General Surgery PGY-5 Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey and Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey Combined Surgical Residency Program

Jul’07- Jun’10 Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship PGY6-8 UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Jul’10-May’11 Oak Foundation Research Fellowship in Fetal Surgical Intervention Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Stanford University

Honors and Awards

2006 Ellen Cosgrove, M.D., Research House Staff Competition Award for “CT and appendicitis: evaluation of correlation between CT diagnosis and pathological diagnosis”

2007 Charles L Zukaukus Chief Resident award for Surgical Resident who has demonstrated precision, thoroughness and meticulous attention to patient care

PROFESSIONAL

Appointments

Jun’11-Jun’12 Clinical Instructor Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Stanford University

Jul’12- Present Assistant Professor Division of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Editorial Services

Invited reviewer for “Cardiology in the Young” Invited reviewer for “Annals of Transplantation”

MEDICAL LICENSURE:

2 2007 New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners-#25MA08048400(inactive) 2007 Texas Medical Board- In Training Permit- #BP10028280 (inactive) 2010 The Medical Board of California- #A112815 (active) 2010 Texas Medical Board- P3071

CERTIFICATIONS:

2007 American Board of Surgery 2011 American Board of Thoracic Surgery

PUBLICATIONS:

1. Sebastian VA, Einzig S, D’Cruz CA, Costello C, Kula M, Campbell A. Cardiac hemangioma of the right atrium in a neonate: fetal management and expedited surgical resection. Images Paediatr Cardiol;2005;25:5-9

2. Sebastian VA, Dupree D, Bhattacharya N. Minimally Invasive Excision of Cystic Thymomas. The Internet Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2007. Volume 9 Number 1.

3. Saad SA, Shakov E, Sebastian VA, Saad A. The use of Wound Vaccum-assisted Closure (V.A.C.™) system in the treatment of Recurrent or Complex Pilonidal Cyst Disease: Experience in 4 Adolescent Patients: The Internet Journal of Surgery 2007; Volume 11, Number 1.

4. Sebastian VA, Nebab K, Goldfarb MA: Intestinal Obstruction and Ileus: Role of CT scan in diagnosis and management. Am Surg 2007 Dec;73(12):1210-4.

5. Andre JB, Sebastian VA, Ruchman RM, Saad SA. CT and appendicitis: evaluation of correlation between CT diagnosis and pathological diagnosis. Postgrad Med J. 2008 Jun;84(992):321-4.

6. Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Ministernotomy for repair of congenital cardiac disease. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;9(5):819-21.

7. Sebastian VA, Carroll BT, Jessen ME. Pyoderma Gangrenosum associated with Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2010 Jan;10(1):135-7.

8. Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Heart Transplantation techniques after hybrid single ventricle palliation: A case series and review of literature. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2010 Sep;25(5):596-600.

9. Ginther R, Sebastian VA, Huang R, Leonard SR, Gorney R, Guleserian KJ, Forbess JM. Cerebral Near Infrared Spectroscopy During Cardiopulmonary Bypass Predicts Superior Vena Caval Oxygen Saturation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Aug;142(2):359-65. 3 10. Sebastian VA, Ferro G, Kagawa H, Nasirov T, Maeda K, Ferrier WT, Takatani S, Riemer RK, Hanley FL, Reddy VM. Fetal Cardiac Intervention: Improved result of fetal cardiac bypass in immature fetuses using the TinyPump. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. In press.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS:

1. Sebastian VA, Guleserian KJ, Leonard S, Forbess J. Ministernotomy for Repair of Congenital Cardiac Disease. ISMICS, Eleventh Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, June 2008 2. Sebastian VA, Ferro G, Kagawa H, Farnan G, Riemer RK, Reinhartz O. Pilot Studies Using the CircuLite Synergy Micro-Pump for Mechanical Support of Fontan Circulation. ASAIO 57th Annual Conference, Washington, DC June 2011.

3. Guleserian KJ, Sebastian VA, Forbess JM. Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Reconstruction in Infants and Children Using a Ring Reinforced Contegra Valved Conduit: Single Institution Experience. Society for Heart Valve Disease and Heart Valve Society of America. 6th Biennial Meeting, Barcelona, Spain. June 2011.

4. Sebastian VA, Ferro G, Kagawa H, Nasirov T, Maeda K, Reinhartz O, Riemer RK, Takatani S, Hanley FL, Reddy VM. Fetal Cardiac Intervention: Improved results of fetal cardiac bypass in immature fetuses using the TinyPump. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2011 National Conference and Exhibition, Boston, MA, October 2011.

5. Chock VY, Barlow A, Sebastian VA, Van Meurs KP, Reddy VM. Congenital Heart Disease and Prematurity: A Comparison of Short-Term Outcomes. Pediatric Academic Society, Boston, May 2012.